Severe Neck Pain with Fever: Is it Meningitis?
A 58-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe neck pain. He admitted to drug use but denied using intravenous (IV) drugs. On exam, he had a fever of 100.7°F, positive Kernig’s sign, and normal neurologic exam. The patient was suspected to have bacterial m...
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| Language: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555598/ |